War crimes hearing aborted

There was suppose to be a hearing in August before the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal in Malaysia against Amos Yaron and the State of Israel. The prosecution team was supposed to make an argument that Israel was guilty of genocide against the Palestinians. Instead, they blew this precious opportunity by ranting and behaving inappropriately in front of the Justices, demanding that one of the seven Justices recuse himself. The tribunal listened to them patiently, rejected their demands, and then when the lawyers for the prosecution refused to proceed, the Tribunal had no other choice but to adjourn sine die.

Read the decision here, or watch the short video clip. A shameful example of advocacy in my opinion.

Amos Yaron was charged individually with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide for his role as an Israeli General in charge of the massacre that occurred in June 1982 in…